The workshop series International Dialogue on Education Berlin is a joint initiative of the British Council Germany, the German Academic Exchange Service, the German-American Fulbright Commission, the Australian Group of Eight and the Canadian Bureau for International Education in Berlin.
Through the contributions of international participants the series aims to enrich the debate on science, research and higher education policy in Germany, to place German perspectives in a global context and to learn from positive examples from other countries.
Speakers
Krishna Sen
Giulia Forsythe
Tom Schuller
Sherryl D. Weems
Presentations
Krishna Sen
Giulia Forsythe
Tom Schuller
Sherryl D. Weems
Workshop summaries
Krishna Sen
Tom Schuller
Programme
Monday 19 October 2009, Botschaft von Kanada
Demographic change, increasing global interdependence and accelerated technological advancement mean that today's workforce increasingly need to be qualified to a higher level. It is commonly believed that the knowledge acquired during a first degree needs continuous updating through further practical knowledge and skills.
In Germany, however, the role of lifelong learning - when measured against the expectations and demands of politics, business and the public - is (still) relatively small. This applies both to continuing education offered at universities as well as general educational opportunities for new target groups.
The forthcoming conference in the series "International Dialogue on Higher Education Berlin" therefore aims to shed some light on the topic of lifelong learning at higher education institutions. Drawing on examples from their own education systems and at their own institutions, experts from Australia, Canada, the USA and the UK will discuss successful experiences and models of lifelong learning in a plenary session and parallel workshops. The discussions will address three central questions:
